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Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Florida power retakes No.1 spot in latest USA TODAY Sports girls flag football Super 25
State championship outcomes reshaped the latest USA TODAY Sports girls flag football Super 25, a shift that headlined with a new No. 1 appearing this week from the Sunshine State. Tampa Alonso's impressive run through the 4A Florida bracket ended with a tough one-point win over top-5 power Wellington. With the Ravens' victory, the state champs leapfrogged No. 2 Seminole Ridge, which also took home hardware in the 3A final. Advertisement One of the most significant moves of the week, though, came out of Tennessee, where Ravenwood knocked off nationally ranked Stone Memorial. The Raptors snapped the Panthers' impressive 11-game winning streak with a 34-14 victory, giving the Brentwood squad the state invitational title while moving them into the top 25. And the movement didn't stop there. Two more teams jumped into the bottom half of the rankings, which included an undefeated New York team making a strong push up the flag football hierarchy. Super 25 flag football selection process In partnership with the NFL, the teams are determined by a USA TODAY Network selection committee of editors and writers in the participating states and the USA TODAY High School Sports staff. Advertisement More: Packers,' Panthers' and Seahawks' regional tournaments kick off on May 17 The process considers factors ranging from last year's results based on NFHS Network data, carryover into this season, and a primary focus on 2024 records and overall performance. Here is the latest USA TODAY Sports girls flag football Super 25. (Records updated as of May 16, 2025) 1. Alonso (Tampa, Fla.) Record: 20-2 Previous Rank: 3 2. Seminole Ridge (Loxahatchee, Fla.) Record: 17-2 Previous Rank: 2 3. Robinson (Tampa, Fla.) Record: 19-3 Previous Rank: 4 4. Edison (Miami, Fla.) Record: 19-1 Previous Rank: 10 5. Wellington (Fla.) Record: 17-2 Advertisement Previous Rank: 1 6. Palmetto (Miami, Fla) Record: 16-4 Previous Rank: 6 7. Lennard (Ruskin, Fla.) Record: 16-3 Previous Rank: 9 8. Choctawhatchee (Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) Record: 17-2 Previous Rank: 5 9. Chiles (Tallahassee, Fla.) Record: 15-5 Previous Rank: 8 10. Wildwood High School (Fla.) Record: 13-1 Previous Rank: NR 11. Spruce Creek (Port Orange, Fla.) Record: 19-1 Previous Rank: 7 12. Pace (Fla.) Record: 17-2 Previous Rank: 13 13. Central (Fort Pierce, Fla.) Record: 18-2 Previous Rank: 12 14. Homestead (Fla.) Record: 16-5 Previous Rank: 9 15. Western (Davie, Fla.) Record: 15-5 Previous Rank: 14 16. St. Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) Record: 16-2 Advertisement Previous Rank: 13 17. Apopka (Fla.) Record: 15-2 Previous Rank: 10 18. Spanish River (Boca Raton, Fla.) Record: 14-4 Previous Rank: 18 19. Steinbrenner (Lutz, Fla.) Record: 15-6 Previous Rank: 19 20. Belleview (Fla.) Record: 16-4 Previous Rank: 25 21. Dr. Joaquin Garcia (Lake Worth, Fla.) Record: 17-1 Previous Rank: 15 22. Ravenwood (Brentwood, Tenn.) Record: 9-0 Previous Rank: NR 23. Clay High School (Green Grove Springs, Fla.) Record: 14-1 Previous Rank: 22 24. Brewster (N.Y.) Record: 16-0 Previous Rank: NR 25. Palm Beach Gardens (Fla.) Record: 11-5 Previous Rank: NR Super 25 watch list 26. Scarsdale (N.Y.) 27. Valley Stream Central (N.Y) Advertisement 28. St. Martin (Ocean Springs, Miss.) USA TODAY Network spring selection committee: Ed Reed, Southwest Florida Sports Editor; Tom Kreager, Sports Director (Nashville, Tenn.); George Robinson, Associate Director, Content/Tennessean High School; Tommy Deas, CCJ Sports Director; Dan Spears, CCJ Deputy Sports Strategist; Scott Norris, News Director at Democrat and Chronicle; Phil Strum, Audience Editor at lohud; David Rivera, Sports Director at Rick Suter, USA TODAY HSS. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: USA TODAY Sports Super 25 spring girls flag football rankings: Week 8
Miami Herald
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Miami Herald
Rojas tosses one-hitter to move Douglas baseball team one step from history
Tampa Alonso baseball coach Landy Faedo had a simple message to his hitters on Friday when facing Stoneman Douglas ace Gio Rojas. 'Don't strike out,' Faedo said. 'Or at least make it hard for him to strike you out.' Such a marching order, which sounds easier said than done for starters, is even harder against a pitcher like Rojas. As he's done throughout this season, the Eagles' junior lefthander mystified Alonso's lineup for seven innings, striking out 15 and allowing only one hit to propel Douglas to a 5-0 victory in a Class 7A state semifinal at Hammond Stadium. 'I haven't seen teams be able to string two or three hits together against (Rojas),' Douglas coach Todd Fitz-Gerald said. 'When he's on like he was today, first pitch to the end, he's as dominant as anyone I've ever had. The way he goes about his business, he's also our 3-hole hitter, he does a great job taking care of himself.' The Eagles (30-2) won their 27th consecutive postseason game, and advanced to play Jupiter (26-9), coached by former Taravella and South Broward baseball coach Joe Giummule, on Saturday at 5 in the 7A final. Douglas is aiming to make history if it can become the first team in Florida to win five consecutive state championships. 'Our preparation prepares us for the pressure of (an opportunity) like this,' Douglas senior shortstop Erick Torres said. 'Practicing every day the way we do gets us to this point.' Rojas kept his fastball consistently around 92-93 mph and touched 96 mph during the first inning. He then kept Alonso (21-13) off balance with a deceptive slider and occasionally mixing in a changeup he pulled back to 78 mph with movement. 'He was strike 1 a lot to our guys, and he didn't make mistakes,' Faedo said. Rojas struck out the side in three different innings and didn't allow a hit until Joshua Abrahante looped a ball into short center field in the fifth inning for a two-out single. 'It felt great. I came into the game confident,' Rojas said. 'I just tried to do my part and have my teammates be up and get that momentum like we always do.' The outing had even more meaning for Rojas, who was unable to pitch in last year's state meet due to an arm injury. Although he still hit and played, Rojas relished the chance to be back on the mound at state. 'It was a little more personal for me today since I didn't get to pitch last year with the injury,' Rojas said. 'I just had to be in my groove.' Douglas gave its ace a 1-0 lead quickly when Bennett Gary reached and came around to score on a pair of throwing errors by the Ravens. The Eagles added more insurance in the fourth, driving in three more. Torres went 2 for 3 while Lorenzo Laurel, Drew Freeman, Cade Raley and Jake Rizzo each had an RBI. 'This means everything,' Torres said. 'We have a standard here and that's to be in that spot and be in position to win this game (Saturday).'
